Court hears closing arguments in trafficking trial
Mohamed Muahmar and Hussain Sunaih, the first Maldivians put on trial for human trafficking, are accused of submitting fake construction agreements and other documents to obtain hundreds of immigration permits.
01 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
The criminal court on Tuesday heard closing arguments in the trial of the first Maldivians charged with human trafficking.
Mohamed Muahmar and Hussain Sunaih are accused of trafficking by submitting fake construction agreements and other documents to obtain hundreds of immigration permits. They were charged with participating in human trafficking, lying to a government office and document forging.
At Tuesday’s hearing, the state prosecutor explained how the suspects obtained more than 300 work permits after submitting fake documents in the name of their company Rivers Construction Pvt Ltd.
“These documents were submitted online by a password and username provided by the immigration department to Rivers Construction,” the state lawyer said.
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